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What is wrong with "E"

I think all other sentences are in passive voice.

Only "E" is in active voice.
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Test2-142.

The ability of scientists to provide models of the atmosphere's complex responses to changing conditions, like seasonal and daily cycles or different planetary conjunctions, have become ever more accurate.

(A) The ability of scientists to provide models of the atmosphere's complex responses to changing conditions, like seasonal and daily cycles or different planetary conjunctions, have become ever more accurate.
(B) The ability of scientists has become ever more accurate in providing models of the atmosphere's complex responses to changing conditions, such as seasonal and daily cycles or different planetary conjunctions.
(C) Scientists have become able to provide ever more accurate models of the atmosphere's complex responses to such changing conditions as seasonal and daily cycles or different planetary conjunctions.
(D) Scientists have become ever more accurate in their ability for providing models of the atmosphere's complex responses to changing conditions, like seasonal and daily cycles or different planetary conjunctions.
(E)Scientists' ability to provide models of the atmosphere's complex responses to such changing conditions as seasonal and daily cycles or different planetary conjunctions have become ever more accurate.


Undoubtedly C!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

E - says ability has gone accurate not the MODELs????????? so WRONG
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Thanks for the explanationn. "E" changes the subject from scientists to ability.
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Exactly. It is not the ability that has gotten more accurate, it is the models !
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What is wrong with "E"

I think all other sentences are in passive voice.

Only "E" is in active voice.


In option E it should be "ability ...has" So it may be eliminated at that point



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